Dr.Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum
The mausoleum of Dr. Sun, the great revolutionary forerunner of china, is situated at the southern foot of the Purple Mountain. The mausoleum began its construction in the spring of 1926 and was completed in the spring of 1929, ……
Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty
Xiaoling Tomb, located on the southern slope of Purple Mountain in eastern suburban Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province, buried the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Zhu Yuanzhang, and his empress……
Confucius Temple
South of the city center, the Confucius Temple in Nanjing is located on the bank of the Qinhuai River. Built in Song Dynasty, it is the place of worshipping and offering sacrifices to Confucius…….
Qinhuai River Bazaar
The Qinhuai River, a branch of the mighty Yangtze River has nursed the rich civilization of the region. The inner river of the river once was the famous red-light district throughout the nation in the Ming and Qing dynasties……..
Hunan Road
Hunan Road is a great place to check out in the evening. It has great food, clothing stores, entertainment, and a public park attached at the end. Perhaps most importantly, Hunan Road is home to one of the most jam-packed and diversified food streets in Nanjing,……..
Linggu Temple
The Linggu Temple was built in memory of the monk Xuanzang. Xuanzang traveled to India to study Buddhism, and later he returned to China to translate a wealth of Buddhist scriptures into Chinese. Walk into the temple and take a right to find the building that displays Xuanzang’s story.. ……
Xuyuan Garden Nanjing
Kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom used to discuss their important military affairs here. Dr Sun Yat-sen often met guests, took a walk, or rested here. During the reign of the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang), it was occupied by the central …….
Qixia Temple Nanjing
Qixia Temple (meaning Temple where the Dawn Perches) is just 22 kilometers north-east of Nanjing (one hour by bus from Nanjing’s bus terminal). Dating back to 489, to the Six Dynasties era, it is one of the oldest established monasteries in China. Apart from the temple itself it is also famous for the,….
Purple Mountain Nanjing
Purple Mountain is known as the lung of Nanjing¡± and for good reason. This massive, forested park area situated within Nanjing boasts fresh and cool air compared to the muggy, polluted city center.,…..
Nanjing Museum
There are 400,000 artifacts in the museum’s various collections, some of which are very precious to China’s history such as the set of jade suit sewed with silver thread. Some of the amazing artifacts come from the excavation of Chu State tomb from the Warring States period of Chinese history……
The Purple Mountain Observatory Nanjing
The Purple Mountain Observatory, located on Tianbo Peak of east Zijinshan (purple Mountain), is the first modern observatory in China. It was built in 1928 with the Zijinshan Observatory of China Academy of Sciences built later…..
September 16th, 2011 at 12:02 am
I am visiting Nanjing, China next week. I wish to do some shopping and tourism. Can you suggest what should I buy and from where? What are the places of attraction in Nanjing? Tank you so much.
September 16th, 2011 at 1:24 am
I will recommend the following attractions in Nanjing for you: Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Qinhuai River, Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum, Zhanyuan Garden, Confucius Temple and so on. The main shopping streets in Nanjing include the shopping area near Xinjiekou (the city central area), Hunan Lu in the northern part of the city near Xuanwu Gate and Taiping Nanlu and Fuzimiao area in the south.
September 30th, 2011 at 7:22 am
How to get from Nanjing train station to the zoo? Which metro line and what stop? I appreciate your help in advance.
September 30th, 2011 at 7:31 am
Do you mean Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo? You can just take Nanjing Subwya line 1 from Nanjing railway station to the zoo directly, and they are just one stop from each other.